Spain and Portugal will drag a year's worth of Iberian ​needle into the Texas heat on Monday, when the World Cup round of 16 serves up a rematch of last year's ‌Nations League final and a clash of generations between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lamine Yamal.

Pretournament favorites Spain will look to build on back-to-back wins as it faces fellow Europeans Austria in this intriguing 2026 World Cup Round of 32 clash. Luis de la Fuente's men made a somewhat underwhelming start to their campaign with a draw against tournament outsiders Cape Verde,

The World Cup knockout stage continues as Australia meets Egypt, followed by Argentina taking on Cape Verde. You can follow all of the news with ESPN throughout the day.

Spain's offense is elite, but the defense has been near perfect in the World Cup, and why La Roja is on the path to winning it all.

Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has the longest shutout streak in World Cup history, breaking a 36-year-old record while blanking Austria in a 3-0 victory Thursday for his fourth consecutive clean sheet in this World Cup.